DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 11/06 Hampshire_IL 889ft pt37818@42.147,-88.420,844ft BLIPSPOT sfc.temp. adjusted by +0.1 degF SPONSORED BY: ChicagoLand Glider Council RUC - Last Analysis,Validation Time = 12Z 0Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0653z - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 37.7 - - 42.6 - - 42.5 - - 39.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 77 - - 123 - - 15 - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1302 - - 2988 - - 3196 - - 137 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 919 - - 2402 - - 919 - - 919 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2191 - - 3877 - - 4085 - - 1026 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1036 - - 1281 - - 1197 - - 3656 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 192 - - 297 - - 163 - - 26 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 4 - - 3 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 15 - - 13 - - 11 - - 7 BL Wind Direction - - - 350 - - 353 - - 349 - - 333 Direction Wind Shear - - - 7 - - 5 - - 5 - - 3 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - -2 - - 1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -20 - - 1040 - - 1184 - - -1038 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2211 - - 2837 - - 2901 - - 2064 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -1571 - - 63 - - 500 - - -1433 ODpotential blCL - - - 3762 - - 3814 - - 3585 - - 2459 blCL maxRH - - - 86 - - 84 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 37.7 - - 42.6 - - 42.5 - - 39.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 31.6 - - 33.7 - - 33.4 - - 34.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 37.3 - - 41.9 - - 42.6 - - 40.2 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 30.6 - - 32.5 - - 32.2 - - 33.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 77 - - 123 - - 15 - - -6 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1302 - - 2988 - - 3196 - - 137 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 45 - - 35 - - 99 - - 101 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 4 - - 3 - - 4 - - 4 EXPERIMENT2 PROFILES OF WIND SPEED [kt] AND DIRECTION [degTrue] ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- Height 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z [ft] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [ft] 95603 61 262 70 254 78 262 70 267 95603 88774 48 264 44 266 45 269 42 268 88774 83477 34 270 40 269 25 272 32 272 83477 79020 24 289 26 263 19 269 29 271 79020 75138 21 292 14 255 20 264 29 271 75138 71693 17 283 10 251 20 262 28 276 71693 68559 13 271 12 252 21 261 23 270 68559 65644 12 283 14 263 22 264 19 262 65644 62907 17 286 16 274 23 260 20 259 62907 60235 21 274 16 281 22 263 19 265 60235 57440 24 271 21 279 24 277 21 277 57440 54533 28 270 25 271 29 276 26 275 54533 51749 27 268 27 263 30 272 28 277 51749 49237 27 281 30 266 30 273 31 282 49237 46987 29 288 30 275 31 276 30 286 46987 44951 28 290 31 280 30 280 29 289 44951 43088 31 290 30 285 29 286 27 290 43088 41369 34 286 34 289 32 293 27 302 41369 39780 36 282 40 289 40 302 36 312 39780 38306 37 276 47 280 48 295 43 308 38306 36931 28 294 36 288 40 294 41 311 36931 35614 43 310 39 307 40 306 43 319 35614 34287 49 303 47 308 46 315 46 326 34287 32916 47 312 52 304 52 318 49 330 32916 31499 49 324 53 302 56 317 52 328 31499 30019 52 324 53 308 57 315 54 326 30019 28462 55 322 55 314 57 316 56 326 28462 26826 57 321 55 315 56 319 56 327 26826 25110 57 320 54 316 55 322 55 331 25110 23314 57 321 53 318 53 326 52 336 23314 21444 57 321 52 322 51 330 47 338 21444 19494 55 323 51 324 47 330 44 338 19494 17457 53 324 49 324 44 329 43 338 17457 15374 50 324 48 324 41 331 41 339 15374 13364 48 322 46 330 38 334 35 338 13364 11536 46 323 38 341 34 337 30 335 11536 9915 44 327 33 347 29 340 26 334 9915 8482 40 333 27 354 24 340 22 338 8482 7217 32 340 23 000 20 345 18 343 7217 6104 25 009 15 013 13 346 16 347 6104 5133 23 018 11 025 12 353 14 343 5133 4291 21 005 12*013 12*352 15 344 4291 3551 21 002 13*002 12*351 15 343 3551 2890 23 001 13 356 12 350 15 342 2890 2305 22*359 13 353 12 349 14 341 2305 1816 17*352 13 351 11 349 14 340 1816 1440 16 350 13 350 11 348 12 338 1440 1182 15 350 12 350 10 348 10*335 1182 1025 14 349 11 350 9 347 8*334 1025 935 10 349 9 349 7 347 6 332 935 PARAMETER KEY: (basic parameter information is provided at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/INFO/basic_parameters.html) (more complete parameter descriptions are at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/RUC/INFO/parameters.html) (additional help is at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/INFO/index.html, e.g. "For NEW USERS" section) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time = UTC Time of BLIPSPOT calculation FCST PERIOD = Hours from model initialization time Temp@2m = Temperature at 2m AGL [F] Sfc.Heating = Surface Heating of atmosphere [W/m^2] BL Depth = Depth of the Boundary (Mixing) Layer [ft] Hcrit = Height of Critical Updraft Strength [ftMSL] BL Top = Height of Boundary Layer Top (TI=0 height) [ftMSL] Hgt.Variab = Thermal Height Variability (difference between TI=+4{F} & TI=0 Heights) [ft] W* = Thermal Updraft Velocity (subtract glider sink rate to get vario) [fpm] B/S = Buoyancy/Shear Ratio (thermals may be unworkable if 5 or less) BL Wind = Wind Speed averaged through BL [kt] Direction = Wind Direction averaged through BL [degTrue] Max.Converg = Max. Vertical Velocity created by BL Convergence [x10^-2 kt] (note: BLIPMAPs provide better evaluation since convergence lines are usually mobile CLOUDpotent = Expect clouds at or above sfcLCL if positive (difference between H(TI=0) & sfcLCL) [ft] sfcLCL = Base of Lowest Clouds, if CLOUDpotent>0 (LCL = Lifting Condensation Level based upon sfc. humidity) [ftMSL] ODpotential = Expect extensive clouds at blCL if positive (difference between H(TI=0) & blCL) [ft] bLCL = Base of Extensive Clouds, if ODpotential>0 (bl CL = Condensation Level based upon BL humidity) [ftMSL] maxRH = Maximum Relative Humidity in BL [%] CAPE = Convective Available Potential Energy [J/kg] Temp@2m = Temperature at 2m AGL [F] DewPt@2m = Dew Point Temp. at 2m AGL [F] Temp@Bot = Temperature at 16m AGL (bottom of grid) [F] (intended for DrJack's use) DewPt@Bot = Dew Point Temp. at 16m AGL (bottom of grid) [F] (intended for DrJack's use) Sfc.Heating = Surface Heating of atmosphere [W/m^2] BL Depth = Depth of the Boundary (Mixing) Layer [ft] EXPERIMENT = Mystery variable for test purposes (intended for DrJack's use) * = Indicates BL Top (TI=0 Height) on profiles Note: printed heights are for 18Z - heights for other times differ slightly Results neglect thermals created by small-scale features not resolved by the smoothed model topography